Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Dale Heimerling
Chef
Dale Robert Heimerling, 45, of Bealeton died Aug. 10, 1998, at Fauquier Hospital.
Mr. Heimerling was born in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 30, 1952. He worked as a chef. He was preceded in death by his father, William M. Heimerling.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila M. Heimerling of Bealeton; his mother, Esther Chapman Heimerling of Midland; a stepson, Donavin James Brown of Bealeton; three brothers: William Heimerling Jr. of Locust Grove, Lloyd Heimerling of Midland, and Richard Heimerling of Riba, Md.; and a sister, Candace Baker of Arlington.
A funeral service took place Aug. 11 at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 7203 Poplar St., Annandale, Va. 22003.
Harry Stocks
Custodian
Harry Elton "Pop" Stocks, 88, of Warrenton died Aug. 8, 1998, at Fauquier Hospital.
Mr. Stocks was born in Lucketts on Feb. 4, 1910, the son of the late Jesse Stocks and Lillian Stocks. He was a custodian for the Arlington County School Board. He was a member of the Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church in Lucketts and often attended Broad Run Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Catherine Stocks of Warrenton; three sons: Ron Stocks Sr. of Mitchells, Charles Stocks of Raleigh, N.C., and James E. Stocks of Warrenton; three daughters: Jean Bragg of Stephens City, Darlene Marsh of Brightwood and Louise Stocks of Warrenton; a sister, Lola Derflinger of New Port Richey, Fla.; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Gilbert Foster Sr. led a funeral service Aug. 10 at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton. Interment was at Furnace Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lucketts.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 210, Fairfax, Va. 22030.
Pauline Stewart
Retired cook
Pauline Stewart, 85, of Rectortown died Aug. 9, 1998, at her home.
Mrs. Stewart was born Jan. 20, 1913. She was a retired cook.
She is survived by a sister, Sarah A. Colston of Rectortown.
The Rev. Norman Smith led a funeral service Aug. 12, at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Rectortown. Interment was in the Stewart Family Cemetery in Rectortown.
S. Prentice Porter
Huntsman, environmentalist
S. Prentice Porter, 91, of Warrenton died Sept. 5, 1998, at his home.
Mr. Porter was born in Chicago on Dec. 21, 1906, the son of Henry Holmes Porter and Mary Prentice Porter. He was educated at the Cate School in California and graduated from Yale University, where he played on the championship polo team.
In the 1930s he served as a director and vice president of the State Bank of Clearing in Chicago. He also was a member of the team that twice won the Central (Middle Western) Open Polo Tournament.
Shortly after moving to Fauquier County with his first wife, Eleonor Durbin Porter, to take over the mastership of the Cobbler Hunt in 1941, Mr. Porter enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served with distinction in the Caribbean and Pacific theatres until the end of World War II.
As an amateur huntsman, Mr. Porter held the position of Master of Fox Hounds of the Mill Creek Hunt in Wisconsin, 1937-40, the Cobbler Hunt in Fauquier County, 1941-48, and the Orange County Hunt, 1953-54. He also was well known in the United States as a breeder and judge of foxhounds.
A keen environmentalist, Mr. Porter was a leader in the political and legal battle to prevent Cooper Communities Co. of Arkansas from developing North Wales. In 1970, with George Ohrstrom, William Backer and John Warner, he founded The Piedmont Virginia, a regional weekly newspaper which those men published for seven years to publicize the environmental viewpoint.
In 1974 Mr. Porter married Hope Wallach Burrage.
He is survived by Mrs. Porter, and his step-daughters, Mrs. Henry F. Atherton III and Mrs. Thomas L. Higginson Jr.
Marjorie Simkins
Church member
Marjorie E. Simkins, 72, of Bealeton died Sept. 7, 1998, at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church.
Mrs. Simkins was born in Mechanic Falls, Maine, on Nov. 26, 1925, a daughter of the late Eugene Nelson Spiller and Jennie C. Tenney Spiller. She was a member of Grove Baptist Church in Goldvein, where she sang in the choir and co-published the church newsletter. She also taught a Bible class in her home.
She is survived by her husband, Donald Simkins Sr. of Bealeton; her children: Eilene Mary Gafford of Salem, Evelyn Jane Bywaters of Petersburg, W.Va., Howard Gene Simkins of Fairfax, Daniel Robin Simkins of Arlington, Jennie Lynn Lester of Roanoke, Kathleen Anne Heavener of Petersburg and Donald Simkins Jr. of Bealeton; a sister, Jane Cain of Mineola, Texas; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Ron Roach will lead a funeral service at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Grove Baptist Church in Goldvein. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 189, Goldvein, Va. 22720.
Rodney Smith Jr.
College student
Rodney Lawrence Smith Jr., 20, of Marshall, died Sept. 1, 1998, at Prince William Hospital, in Manassas.
Mr. Smith was born on May 26, 1978. He was a student at Montgomery College in Rockville, Md.
He is survived by his parents, the Rev. Rodney L. Smith Sr. and JoAnn Smith of Marshall; a sister, Laverne Andrews of Manassas; his grandfather, Mack Lee Smith of Washington, D.C.; and his grandmother, Jean Robinson of Philadelphia.
The Rev. Norman W. Smith led a funeral service Sept. 4 at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Rectortown. Interment was in Solon Cemetery in Middleburg.
Mary Jefferson
Bealeton resident
Mary Catherine Jefferson, 84, of Bealeton, died Sept. 5, 1998, at Fauquier Hospital.
Mrs. Jefferson was born Jan. 29, 1914.
She is survived by three daughters: Louise Johnson, Virginia Johnson and Hattie Washington, all of Bealeton; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Vernon Keeves led a funeral service Sept. 8 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Midland. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Doris Jennings
Amissville resident
Doris Tolbert Jennings, 102, of Amissville died Sept. 5, 1998, at her home.
Mrs. Jennings was born Sept. 4, 1896, in Fauquier County, a daughter of the late George Meredith and Mary Lawson Tolbert. She was the oldest member of Bethel Baptist Church in Amissville, where she served as a deaconess. She was active in the church Missionary Society, of which she was a former treasurer. She was a member of the Amissville Women's Progressive Club, and was the "Mother" of that club. She was a Past Matron of the Eastern Star and Scottish Rite of new York.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis E. Jennings.
She is survived by a sister, Lilla Tolbert of Amissville.
The Rev. Forrest Freeman led a funeral service Sept. 9 at Bethel Baptist Church. Interment was in Warrenton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Violet Hayward
Day care provider
Violet Louise Sampson Hayward, 64, of Warrenton died Sept. 6, 1998, at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.
Mrs. Hayward was born in Covington on April 1, 1934, the fifth of 10 children born to the late Joseph F. and Elvira Wilhelm Sampson. She lived for more than 35 years in Fairfax City before moving to Warrenton in 1996. She cared for many children in her day care business and was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She is survived by her husband, Ed Mordue Hayward; five children: Ed Ricardo Hayward of Manassas, Kay Durr of Fairfax, Milan Sidney Hayward of Warrenton, Joseph Mordue Hayward of Stafford, and Jonathan Wallace Hayward of Centreville; her siblings: Juanita Musser and Shirley Burdette of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Irene Aynes, Ruby Leffel, Basil, Wayne, Darrell and Gene Sampson, all of Covington, and Phyllis Booth of Fairfax; and 13 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends form 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton. Bishop David A. Harrison will lead a funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Fairfax-Wakefield Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4911 Ox Road, Fairfax. Interment will be in Warrenton Cemetery.
Virgil Presgraves Jr.
Auto shop owner
Virgil L. Presgraves Jr., 60, of The Plains, died Sept. 2, 1998, at his home.
Mr. Presgraves was born in Boyce on Aug. 28, 1938, son of the late Virgil L. and Myrtle Molden Presgraves. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated the West End Body Shop in The Plains for 14 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Imelda "Bootsie" Presgraves, in 1996.
He is survived by his mother, Myrtle Molden Lofton of Stephens City; three sons: Virgil L. Presgraves III of The Plains, Max L. Presgraves of Milwaukee, and Clint Richardson of Seattle; three brothers: Robert Lofton of Stephens City, Max R. Presgraves of Black Mountain, N.C., and Robert E. Presgraves of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister, Barbara L. Sardelis of Richmond; and six grandchildren.
The Rev. William C. Taylor led a graveside service Sept. 6 at the Refuge Church Cemetery near Stephens City.
